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Articles from Down Beat magazine by William Gottlieb and others, Ed Enright, Editor, Down Beat magazine, 102 North Haven Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3370.

[Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New ...
Caption from Down Beat: An impressive photo of a truly impressive singer Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat, with Dizzy Gillespie making like a faun in the background. Dizzy has gone on his own way, while Ella is still keeping the club on the beat
Graphic. Portrait Photographs-1940-1950.. Group Portraits-1940-1950.. Film Negatives-1940-1950.. graphic | 1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. | Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html In: "Ella keeps it on the beat," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 20 (Sept. 24, 1947), p. 5. Forms part ...

[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947]
Caption from Down Beat: This is what the customers miss when the Diz directs his band, back to the audience. In the first photo we find an appealing, lullaby-like attitude, indicating the gentle treatment. Picture two makes one wonder what good the mike would do inside Gillespie. Climax comes in the third shot. It seems a little hard for Dizzy to believe what he hears. Last, the final bow of exhaustion, and the work on one number is over
Graphic. Portrait Photographs-1940-1950.. Group Portraits-1940-1950.. Film Negatives-1940-1950.. graphic | 1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. | Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html In: "Gillespie's gyrations and gestures get his band going," Down Beat, v. 14, no. 18 (Aug. 27, 1947), p. 2. ...